We know very little of Jesus’s upbringing. The only glimmer is found in Luke when he describes Jesus remaining at the temple engrossed in scholarly talk with great scholars. Today we might read that Joseph and Mary were arrested for abandoning their son for several days, or the opposite. Jesus and Mary like true helicopter…
Month: December 2015
Breath and Life
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about breath being a metaphor for life. Here is the meditation I mentioned. Not a bad way to begin one’s day at all: Ajahn Thanasanti (Meditation on Breath) We have arrived in present moment. Allowing this time to go inward. (pause) Letting the feet connect to the floor,…
Echoes
Christmas morning gives us a glimpse of the world with different eyes. I watch my grandchildren tear into packages only to become more fascinated with the box or ribbon than the gift inside. They are teaching me to see with different eyes. I’m reminded of a long time ago when Suzy and I bought Hubbell’s…
Quiet Place
During the Christmas season do you sometimes feel as if there is so much “coming and going” that you don’t have any time for “leisure even to eat.” Sound familiar? They should be. The words “coming and going” and “no leisure even to eat” come from the sixth Chapter of Mark. What is the remedy?…
Chesed
I learned a new word today — Chesed. The Hebrew word for loving-kindness. Today is also the winter solstice the shortest daylight of the year. Beginning tomorrow every day will bring a little more light into your life for the next six months. Nice thought isn’t it? As the light grows every day, consider the possibility that…